重役
じゅうやく · juuyaku · JLPT N2 · noun
director
👔 重 (heavy, important) + 役 (role, duty) = a heavy, important role: director
重 means heavy or weighty, and 役 means role or post. A weighty post at the top of a company is a director or senior executive.
重 — person 人 + east 東 (phonetic)
Originally depicted a person carrying a heavy bundle on their back, suggesting weight and burden. The 東-like element served as a phonetic component. Over time the character split into two readings: zhòng meaning 'heavy' and chóng meaning 'repeat/again'.